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At least 17 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a train derailed and overturned on a coastal railway in Taiwan. Several carriages flipped over during the accident in Yilan county, which ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's railway administration says 17 people were killed and 101 injured after a train derailed. The Puyuma express train was carrying more than 300 passengers toward Taitung, a cit... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN—Thousands of pro-independence demonstrators gathered in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to express their disapproval with China’s stance toward their island. China cut off contact with Tai... ( read original story ...)

The Taoyuan Sewage Treatment Project is one of several notable projects to have just completed in Taiwan, along with the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts by Mecanoo and a Starbucks by Kengo Kuma ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- President Tsai Ing-wen is coming under increased pressure from her allies at home to push harder for Taiwan’s formal independence even as China keeps up its unrelenting campaign to brin... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called for a referendum on whether the self-ruled ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON — The United States is considering a new operation to send warships through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials tell Reuters, a mission aimed at ensuring free passage through the st... ( read original story ...)

36 Architects Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Local Architect Preparatory Office of The Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts of the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan Founding Partner & Creative Directo... ( read original story ...)

‘We wanted it to feel as informal as seeing a performance in a park’ … the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts Photograph: Shiyali/Getty Images Gaping openings in the building’s hefty flanks beckon ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan must focus on making itself more valuable to President Donald Trump and accept its status as a pawn in the great power game between the U.S. and China, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said. The outspoke... ( read original story ...)

Looking to end 2018 on a high note? Take a cheap roundtrip flight from Vancouver to Taiwan! United Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have reduced the prices of their flights from Vancouver (YVR) t... ( read original story ...)

We did enough research to find out that A CUT steakhouse is probably one of the best in Taipei in terms of quality, size, price, and atmosphere within the restaurant. It also features in the Michelin ... ( read original story ...)

A US Navy research vessel docked in Taiwan Monday, sparking concern in Beijing at a time of heightened tension between the US and China. The Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23), a research ship owned by th... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — A U.S. Navy research vessel has docked in Taiwan amid tensions with China over trade and arms sales. Taiwan's official Central News Agency says the Thomas G. Thompson arrived in the southern ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan independence campaigners will take to the streets Saturday for what they hope will be a major rally in a rebuke to Beijing and a challenge to the island's already embattled government. The prot... ( read original story ...)

A former U.S. Marine accused of the grisly dismemberment murder of a Mississauga teacher in Taiwan has reportedly confessed. Ramgahan Sanjay Ryan, a 43-year-old Canadian, was murdered with ... ( read original story ...)